Dracula | Literary Qualities
Paradoxically, Dracula has been judged both a failure and a masterpiece. To most modern readers the novel seems uneven, containing passages filled with suspense and others which are uneventful and slow. The most effective section of the novel is the beginning, describing Jonathan Harker's trip to Transylvania, his stay with Count Dracula, and his growing suspicion of his host.
The second section of the novel contrasts sharply with the first. Stoker turns to an epistolary (letter-writing) technique to structure this part. Having left Harker at Dracula's mercy and fearing...
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